GOP Pushes Constitutional Amendment That Could Erode Medicare and Social Security
TL;DR
Nearly every House Republican backed a proposed constitutional amendment that would bar federal deficit spending with a wartime exception, a move experts say would trigger deep cuts to Medicare, Social Security, nutrition programs and more. The final vote was 211-207, short of the two-thirds needed for ratification, with only one Democrat, Rep. Henry Cuellar, voting yes.
Topics:nationpolitics#andy-biggs#deficit-spending#medicare#politics#republican-party#social-security
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